I liked the mention of weaving yarn around the spokes of a bicycle wheel. That reminded me of when I was little and we used to use coloured paper to weave around our bicycle wheel spokes and handlebars, etc to decorate them so we could ride them in the parade to the fair. The best decorated would win a prize. :o)
Gemini
Shelagh... and Katherine too (since you both mentioned it)... the reason I said Matthew looks crabby is because he isn't smiling. When he smiles, his face lights right up... I just wish he would do it more often for pictures. ;o) I'm just glad everyone finally got to see him, since you've been hearing about him for so long!
Gem
My 83 old friend Tovit Shishon has dome this all her life, not knowing it was Artistic ,,,,, onlt when her son became a lecturer in photography in London, and showed pis of her work , she heard from the `experts` that she was an Artist. Many of us use found objects in our fiberart. some use certain objects others use anything they find..
My friend Sara Nissim , usesButtons , old small toys clocks [taken apart, keys , the hooks of Coca Cola bottles..old embroideries,
M. Rimmer , when you include bramches , do you treat them so that no bugs will `join` your works as well ? mirjam
One year there was a Summer course for fiberartists ,,, in Haifa University ,,,,, we cleaned the whole neighbourhood of ant lost metals , pieces of wood , old sacks etc.... mirjam
I don't do this myself, it's an event that happens at my children's school. The twigs used were very slender and flexible, and any bugs on them would have been visible, and I suppose they probably escaped when their home was moved from the garden or forest or wherever they were sourced, to the school. You make a good point - if larger boughs were used, for example to make the crosspieces of a monster godseye, there could well be burrowing bugs living inside. Having said that, here in the UK we don't really have any animals with a dangerous bite or anything like that, so even if there were resident creepy crawlies, they would be more of a curiosity, a biological embellishment, than a hazard!
In message , Mirjam Bruck-Cohen writes
I read that if you are using pinecones for crafts, it is best to put them in your oven for a few minutes on a baking tray. That way any bugs that may be inside will be killed.
Gemini
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And me thinking I was the only person having to put up with a dinosaur. It's not that old but already had a lot of problems.New hard drive, new this, new that. What a lemon. I know my troubles would be far away................ (sorry couldn't help myself :-) if I could have access to another computer. But as you said so well, if Santa Claus is really the good lad we all like to think he is, I'll have my chance. Good luck to you too and I hope you can retrieve your stuff, soon !
-- Sofia D (from Brussels with love :-)
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Oh, please, you can send only clicking "answer". It is a working address. And I suppose it's alright also for the size. Thank you Gemini.
-- Sofia D (from Brussels with love :-)
There you go... I just sent it! *fingers crossed* that it works for you! :o)
Gemini
I got it, and isn't it a pretty thing? Thank you Gemini. Sofia D (Doing the happy dance)
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You're very welcome, Sofia! I'm glad that you got to see it. Yes, I think it's very pretty!
Gemini
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